The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-02-02

dren VIII compete, the other to be free for
all II is expected that every school in
town will be present, and all are cordially
invited to attend. - Rev Father ITig-
gins of White River junction conducted
Catholic services at Wilson's Hall on Sun
day. 80 About seventy attended Mrs
Sturtevants dime party on Wednesday
evening of last week, and all of them re-
port very pleasant time. =- There is
no one who will not acknowledge that it
has been nice slipping upon our sidewalks
during the past week 60 Mr. and Mrs
Edwin Spauldng were glad to learn last
week that their daughter, Belle who mar
ried George Howe, formerly of Sharon, and
went to Rock Creek, Wyoming Territory,
to live a year or two ago, became the happy
mother of fine girl on the 10Th ult
- The jury in the case of Flagg u.s.
Bird, tried in this place last week. were
rather taken down in their own estimation
when both parties took an appeal from
their verdict. = Stuart Rogers lectured
to fair-sized audience on Saturday even
ing last, it being the fifth lecture in the
course. - DR.. S. NJ. WEIGH of Sutton
N. H., Jennie Wimot of Mortified, viii
Shaw and wife of White River Junction
Henry G. Gilbert and George Pember and
wife of Randolph have all visited friends in
this place during the past week. 60 Hon.
A. w. Beard and wife of Boston passed
through here on Saturday last on their
way TO visit friends in Rochester and Pitts
been here caring for her father, l.. II. Ed
son, for several weeks, returned to her home
in South Woodstock last week. == Leon
Rand, who has been at work for Mr.. Gibson
in the Bethel mills for some months, has
left the place, not being old enough nor
strong enough to do the work. - f. j.
Hutchins, who has been at work in Barre
for several months has finished work there
and returned to his family in this place on
Friday last == We understand that
those who are organizing another Vermont
colony to locate somewhere in the West
held a meeting here on Saturday last, and
| another on Monday. 80 Albert Lincoln
has been unable to be at his work for some
days owing to an attack of rheumatism.
= Miss Minnie Carpenter returned last
Saturday from visit to relatives in War
rem. - Alice Edison was at her fathers,
| l., ii. EdsOn's, over Sunday. - Moses
Linn has returned from his pilgrimage to
Barnard. 80 We are informed that about
thirty couples attended the social dance at
the Bascom House on Friday evening last.
60 Owing to his impaired strength,
caused by his late severe illness, Charlie b.
Stearns has been obliged to leave j. G. Sar-
gents store, and has entered the clothing
store of w. NJ. Angler & Co., where he
is engaged for the coming year. - Elijah
Baker of Stockbridge brought to this place
on Monday ninety-fOur uncommonly fine
stall-fed sheep, which he had been feeding
during the winter and had sold to Charles
Kidder, who shipped them TO Boston. 80
We are glad to learn that Ira Holt of Pitts
| field, who has been so dangerously sick
with pneumonia at Nathan Parker's for
| the past few weeks, is more comfortable
! and hopes are now entertained for his re.
covery. - Little Charlie Spalding. son
of Mrs. Romance Spaldng, whose life was
! deSpaired of a week or two ago from q
severe attack of pneumonia, is now said tC
| be out of danger.
East Bethel.
Mrs. HARVEY HOUSE and Mrs Willis
Severns, who have been quite sick are con
valescent. - Kilburn Day took a bust
ness trip to Montpelier last week. 80 w
p. Smith is in Boston this week The
Baptist church. - The Ladies' Aid Soci
ETY. meets with Mrs. Walker Perrin Thurs
day afternoon and evening
GaysvilIe.
BERT DEAN moves into the house form
erly occupied and owned by his father, the
late l.. p Dean. His mother will still re
main i'll the house. - Fred Angel i:
quite low with consumption. - Harr,
Dean is home from the West on account o
the death of his father. - Mr.. and Mrs
Alfred have nice boy, which was weel
old Sunday. - Last Friday, as DAME
Gay was unhitching his horses from thu
sleds, they started, throwing him down
The sleds passed over him, hurting hin
badly. No bones were broken, however
and he will probably be about again soon.
Sharon.
AT a school-meeting in the village dis
trict on Wednesday evening of last week i
was voted to extend the present term o
school for the period of two weeks. -
The first sociable of the season was at NJ
G. Noyes' on the evening of January Goth
- The ice in White river has no
caused us as much excitement about thi
village for the last twenty years as at pres
ent, but no one is injured as yet. -
There was a temperance lecture at Steel
chapel Tuesday evening of last week
80 Charles Goodrich has closed his la
bors for G. A. Williamson and gone t
Bethel. - Jennie Sherwin arrived HON
from Hanover on Monday - Mrs. En-
lily Robinson moved her goods from he
house, on account of the high water, OF
Saturday last - A. G.. Ralph who wa
badly injured at Concord recently, is nov
doing well. - Charles Broughton has
boy sick with pneumonia. - A.
Ralph's little girl is very sick with throa
trouble. - A. b. Crosby made a tiyin
visit to St. Adams, his old home recently.
AT the court reception in Berlin Empero
William informed the assembled officer
that 1900 men of the reserves would b
called out Immediately and drilled in tn
use of the new repeating rifle. This an
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